Environmental Legislative/Regulatory Applicability

This section relates to an auditor’s need to understand what environmental laws and regulations apply to a particular process or operation at audited facilities.  Training will focus on topics such as:

• Major Regulatory Thrust of Nine Major Environmental Laws

• EPA/State Jurisdiction/Enforcement of Laws

• Regulatory Process (interim, draft, final)

• Ability to Determine Applicability of Environmental Laws to Audited Facility Operations/Processes

Typical Process Operations and Related Pollution Control Technologies

This section relates to an auditor’s ability to evaluate what environmental impacts and compliance issues result from typical process operations and understanding the generic pollution control technologies to control the impacts.  Training will focus on topics such as:

• Typical Waste Steams and Pollutants Generated by Process Operations

• Thresholds that Trigger Compliance Requirements

• General Concepts of Operation of Pollution Control Technologies

• Typical Compliance Related Requirements Associated with Pollution Control Technologies

Environmental Media Specific Regulatory Knowledge

This section relates to an auditor’s knowledge of key environmental regulatory requirements that are typically evaluated during an audit.  Training will focus on topics such as:

• Wastewater/Stormwater

• Air Emissions

• Hazardous Waste/Solid Waste

• SARA Title III

• UST’s

• Drinking Water

• Spill Control/Response (SPCC)

• TSCA (PCB’s)